His obituary in the Morehead News reported “Orbie Newton Hall, 88, of Leasure Lane, Morehead, died Monday, Nov. 7 [1994] at the St. Claire Medical Center in Morehead. He was born April 6, 1906 in Rowan County to the late Frank Hall and Molly Cox Hall. He was a former lumberman and farmer. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by the First Church of God Tabernacle in Morehead. [The preceding sentence was as printed in the newspaper. Apparently at least one line is missing, possibly two.] Surviving are his wife, Icey Foster Hall; a son, Denzil Ray Hall of Morehead; two daughters, Victorine Riley of Clearfield and Delores Jones of Fairborn, Ohio; twelve grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Funeral services were scheduled for Nov. 9 at Northcutt & Son Home for Funerals in Morehead, officiated by the Rev. Max Molihan with burial at the New Alfrey Cemetery. Pallbearers were Gary Cecil, Bruce Cecil, Chuck Hall, Denzil Ray Hall, Jerry Jones, Cliff Lewis, Mike Webb, Scott Leach and Jason Hall.”

The Kentucky birth index lists Myrtle Igo, born 8 July 1916 in Breathitt Co. (a misindexing11 of Rowan Co.), mother’s maiden name Netie Alfrey.

Rowan Co., Ky marriage book 36, p. 14, records the marriage on 24 Feb 1932 of Orbia Hall, age 25, son of Frank & Mollie Hall, to Myrtle Igo, age 16, daughter of Clell & Nettie Igo, both spouses single, born in and residents of Rowan Co., at Bangor by R. A. Alfrey, minister of the Baptist church, witnesses Amos Donohue and Maggie Donohue.